Australia news live: Hiker Lily Hooper remembered as someone ‘everyone liked’; testing under way after dozens of little penguins found dead

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The body of 18-year-old Lily Hooper was located about 11:30am on Thursday, but rough terrain had made the retrieval process difficult.

An 18-year-old Australian hiker was found dead eight days after she vanished during a solo trip — all while her anguished family had mistakenly been told she was alive earlier. Lily Hooper was last seen leaving her Oakdale, New South Wales, home last Wednesday ahead of a hike at the Nattai National Park – around 62...

Nature Parks rangers processing a little penguin, including weighing, microchipping, scanning and vaccinating it, as part of the H5N1 bird flu vaccination program at Phillip Island Nature Parks in Victoria, on Aug 19, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Phillip Island Nature Parks) 20 Aug 2026 01:46PM SYDNEY: Australian wildlife workers

Search teams found the 18-year-old this afternoon after a major search effort.

According to ABC News Australia wildlife conservation agencies in the state of Victoria have launched a program to vaccinate little penguins against the H5 strain of avian influenza. Over the next few weeks, experts plan to capture and vaccinate more than 5,000 birds in colonies on Philip Island and St. Kilda.